According to available information, the group was engaged in the mass activation of accounts in the messaging apps WhatsApp, Telegram, and on the Lalafo platform, using SIM cards provided by local operators. They also organized the purchase of bank cards from citizens through so-called droppers.
Special services discovered that these accounts and cards were then resold to scammers via Telegram, who used them for voice phishing, deceiving citizens to gain access to their money.
The scammers posed as employees of the GKNB, the National Bank, and other government agencies. They accused people of "financing terrorism," threatening them with criminal cases. Victims received fake letters, allegedly from the leadership of the state committee, with forged letterheads and signatures.
During the investigation, the following individuals were detained and placed in a pre-trial detention center:
- A.B.N., born in 2008, held in IK-14 for two months;
- A.Э.K., born in 2006, placed in SIZO-1 of Bishkek;
- R.Ш.K., born in 1999, previously convicted of fraud, is in the GKNB SIZO;
- Ж.К.R., born in 2001, previously convicted of robbery, theft, and fraud, is in the GKNB SIZO;
- T.B.Sh., born in 2009, placed in the care of parents;
- A. u. S., born in 2004, previously involved in "Murder" and "Fraud," is in the GKNB SIZO;
- A.A.A., born in 2008, released under parental obligations;
- K.I., born in 2009, released under parental obligations;
- Dzh.S.A., born in 1996, placed in SIZO-1 of Bishkek.
The investigation continues, and the GKNB is working to identify other participants in this scheme.
Special services remind that the transfer or sale of SIM cards, accounts in messaging apps, and bank cards to third parties may lead to criminal liability. In some cases, such actions may be classified as complicity in fraud.
